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Old 08-30-2013, 02:24 PM   #11
chrisinhouston
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Originally Posted by Big Sarge View Post
We all feared the electric paddling machine the principal kept in his office closet. I know he had one because the fifth graders told us.
My older siblings all did some time in Catholic parochial schools back in the late 50's and my brother used to tell me how the nuns were always threatening to put him in the spanking machine or staple his lips shut. They routinely pulled hair and hit him with a yard stick.
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